SCAN 3204 - Medieval Icelandic Sagas Course uri icon

Overview

description

  • Advanced introduction to medieval Icelandic saga with readings in the family, outlaw, skald, and legendary sagas as well as the main scholarly approaches to this unique literature. Topics include honor, blood feud, fate, sexuality/gender, oral composition, and legend. Taught in English.

instructor(s)

  • Nordvig, Mathias  
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2018 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Summer 2020
  • Raggio, Avedan  
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024